CWA and AT&T Enter Federal Mediation Following Southeast Strike
More than 17,000 Communications Workers of America members across the Southeast remain on strike after walking off the job last week, protesting unfair labor practices and AT&T’s “bad faith bargaining tactics,” CWA said Thursday. In a news release Wednesday, CWA…
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said it and AT&T entered federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator that morning. The strike includes CWA members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. “Though negotiations began in late June, AT&T has refused to bargain over mandatory subjects and has failed to send a representative with authority to make decisions,” CWA said Thursday. Union President Claude Cummings said, “I expect AT&T to treat every member with respect and to send representatives to the table who have authority to bargain and who are serious about bargaining in good faith.” AT&T remains "committed to reaching a fair agreement with CWA District 3, and we suggested the use of a federal mediator to ensure there is no question about either side’s commitment to this process," an AT&T spokesperson emailed: "Until a deal is reached, we have business continuity measures in place so that we can continue to provide our customers with the great service they deserve.” The spokesperson said claims of unfair labor practices during current negotiations are "false."